Extra chromosomes, found in some fish, contain copied genes that don’t work but can still impact the organism. Research shows ...

For decades, biology textbooks taught that DNA’s story could be told with a single image: two elegant strands twisting in a ...

With a storage capacity of 36 petabytes, a DNA-based cassette tape can hold every song every recorded, and it could be on the ...

What scientists long believed were knots in DNA may actually be persistent twists formed during nanopore analysis, revealing ...

This microbe can survive doses of radiation that would obliterate any other living thing. Here’s what this means for science ...

Improved treatment for rare and aggressive “ALT cancers” that claim the lives of 5000 to 7000 Australians each year is the ...

The research represents a major step forward in revealing how the three dimensional form of DNA shapes the way human biology functions. In a major step toward understanding how the physical form of ...

A new study published today in Science Translational Medicine by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center details a therapeutic vulnerability in  patients with an aggressive ...

Discover how a tiny RNA molecule serves as a molecular switch in viral infections, providing insights into phage biology.

Deep in coastal mangroves and even inside our own mouths, biologists are finding that DNA does not always sit in a simple ...

Choose high-quality dark chocolate . Look for dark chocolate with a high percentage of cocoa solids (70% or more). The higher ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Investigators used the latest DNA technology to identify the remains of a missing World War II veteran and El Paso native. For the past ten years, the real identity of ...